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POSTPONED – Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord
Great Meadows – Concord Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord- No field trips / events scheduled for May 27, 2022.
Week of Field Trips / Events
“Hidden” Nature on the Jamaicaway / Arnold Arboretum
“Hidden” Nature on the Jamaicaway / Arnold Arboretum
Co-sponsored by Outdoor Afro and the Brookline Bird Club. Pre-registration is required for this walk. Walk leader Kaitlin Smith from Outdoor Afro will story the grounds we traverse by sharing about some of the ecological, culinary, medicinal, and folkloric dimensions of the plants we meet along the way. Walk leaders Bob Mayer and Kathy Dia…
POSTPONED – Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord
POSTPONED – Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord
This trip has been postponed and rescheduled to Sunday, May 29 at the same time and meeting place
Franklin Park – Scarboro Pond
Franklin Park – Scarboro Pond
We will look for warblers, vireos, and other spring migrants in the Scarboro Pond section of Franklin Park. Beginners welcome and encouraged. Expect to walk up to two miles on paved paths. If you would like loaner binoculars, please contact the trip leader 48 hours in advance. Co-sponsored with the Franklin Park Coalition and loaner…
Allens Pond Mass Audubon Sanctuary, Dartmouth
Allens Pond Mass Audubon Sanctuary, Dartmouth
We will hike the Beach Loop and Quansett Trail. Mostly flat trails, but a mix of sandy, rocky, and muddy areas. We will look for migrants and breeders in a variety of habitats. If there is further interest we will continue to other nearby areas for any specialty species of interest.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery
A search for late migrants, including Mourning Warblers. BBC trips to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge cover one to three miles depending on the leader and conditions. Most pathways are paved, but some slopes are steep, and trips often cross rolling lawns. Restrooms available at the gatehouse.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery
A search for late migrants, including Mourning Warblers. BBC trips to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge cover one to three miles depending on the leader and conditions. Most pathways are paved, but some slopes are steep, and trips often cross rolling lawns. Restrooms available at the gatehouse.
Blue Hills, Milton
Blue Hills, Milton
We’ll look for breeding Worm-eating Warblers, Prairie Warblers and Indigo Buntings. One to two miles of walking–most trails are good, but we may want to take some steeper and rockier paths.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery
A search for late migrants, including Mourning Warblers. BBC trips to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge cover one to three miles depending on the leader and conditions. Most pathways are paved, but some slopes are steep, and trips often cross rolling lawns. Restrooms available at the gatehouse.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery
A search for late migrants, including Mourning Warblers. BBC trips to Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge cover one to three miles depending on the leader and conditions. Most pathways are paved, but some slopes are steep, and trips often cross rolling lawns. Restrooms available at the gatehouse.
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge
Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge
An easy, approximately two-mile walk on paved paths around the pond.
Martin Burns WMA, West Newbury.
Roslindale Wetlands Urban Park
Roslindale Wetlands Urban Park
A small but mighty urban wild that offers a variety of habitat. Expect to see a variety of woodpeckers, resident birds, warblers and other migratory species as well as a surprise or two. The path is flat with a mix of gravel and dirt surfaces with newly added boardwalks on the wetter sections. Boots are…
Evening Walk at Minute Man NHP, Lincoln.
Evening Walk at Minute Man NHP, Lincoln.
This area is great for late migrants and nesting species. Our target species will include Alder and Olive-sided Flycatchers, as well as nesting Blue-winged Warbler and Indigo Bunting. This is a one-mile walk on paved paths and boardwalk. Insect repellent is suggested.
Dunback Meadow, Lexington
Dunback Meadow, Lexington
Our target birds will be late migrants including Mourning Warbler and flycatchers. Be prepared to walk three to five miles. Meet at the Clark Middle School parking lot.
Fenway Victory Gardens
Fenway Victory Gardens
Please join us for a walk around Boston’s beautiful and historic Fenway Victory Gardens in search of late migratory and resident birds. Meet at the flagpole inside the garden (across the street from 11 Park Drive). Parking is limited to Boylston Street or Fenway. The garden’s grass walkways are generally even, and can be muddy…
Barre Falls Dam/Ware River Watershed IBA
Barre Falls Dam/Ware River Watershed IBA
We will bird the fields from the parking area to Route 62, hike Brigham Road over the Ware River |West Branch crossing, and return along the river via Tracy Lane to the parking area (~2.5-mile loop). Restrooms are available at Barre Falls Picnic Area

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